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Armed forces rescue 2,000 marooned by catastrophic floods
The armed forces have rescued a further 2,000 people stranded by rising floodwaters, they said on Friday, in a disaster blamed on climate change that has swamped about a third of the nation and is still growing.
Record monsoon rains and…
Shahbaz Gill approaches IHC for bail in sedition case
Senior PTI leader Shahbaz Gill on Friday approached Islamabad High Court (IHC) after continuous efforts to get bail from a trial court in a sedition case filed against him.
PTI Chairman Imran Khan's chief of staff Gill has been in…
Rescuers brave floodwater to save cat
The staff members of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Rescue 1122 on Wednesday exhibited inspirational dedication to duty and sacred cause of saving living creatures thereby putting their own lives in danger by crossing the raging river in Lower…
PM postpones UAE visit to focus on flood rescue, relief…
ISLAMABAD:
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday announced the postponement of his visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which was scheduled for September 3, due to the flood situation in the country.
“I was set to visit the UAE…
Russia-Ukraine live: UN nuclear plant trip pushes on amid attacks
Investigators from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have arrived at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in the Russian-controlled town of Enerhodar on Thursday, amid “increased military activity in the area” and following…
Govt mulls taking another IMF loan for floods
SLAMABAD:
Pakistan is weighing the option to seek an emergency loan from the International Monetary Fund, as preliminary estimates suggest that devastating floods might have caused nearly Rs2.5 trillion in losses and the economic growth…
Rupee continues upward trend against USD after IMF tranche…
KARACHI:
The US dollar fell by Rs1.48 to Rs217.27 in the interbank market on Thursday, after the State Bank of Pakistan received the first tranche of $1.6 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
In addition to the IMF loan,…
Pakistanis protect homes against devastating floods; aid arrives
SHIKARPUR:
Residents in Sindh used sandbags to shield their homes from surging floodwaters that inundated a major highway on Wednesday, as global aid began arriving with food, medicine and tents to help alleviate a major national disaster.…
The ATC has extended Imran Khan’s interim bail in the…
An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad Thursday extended the interim bail of PTI Chairman Imran Khan till September 12 in the terrorism case pertaining to his controversial remarks about the female sessions court judge Zeba Chaudhry and the…
PM Shehbaz has announced a Rs10 billion aid for flood-ravaged…
KALAM:
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday announced a Rs10 billion grant for Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) as he visited the flood-hit areas of Kanju in District Swat to review the rescue efforts underway.
While speaking to the media…